sunrise elopement in zion

Mar 19

zion | utah

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elopement, desert

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Michelle & Wes

This has got to be one of the most meaningful shoots i’ve ever done. When Wes and Michelle reached out to me this spring with their elopement plans, everything started to feel just so right. Zion is somewhere I had never shot, but is one of the parks i’ve spent the most time in. An elopement here immediately had my entire heart captivated, and I was so excited to experience it with these compassionate, kind, crazy in love people from Texas.

Everything this day held meaning to the very core. The words Wes’s brother in law shared aligned with the epic landscape that was the backdrop, and when they kissed to make it official my entire body got chills as I felt overcome with a sense of the grandiosity of the setting paired with the richness of their love.

We celebrated at home all day with the entire family, and then I followed them to Zion Under Canvas where they recited their vows on the front porch of their tent, played in the sunflowers, and watched the sun first illuminate all it touched to the most beautiful pink i’d ever seen, then dip under the rock and head back to twilight. Full circle.